Typhoonflame

Ty still couldn't help wincing when Star stuck his blade into the chest of their enemy. Once again, she reminded herself that they were just mobs now, and her mind somewhat cleared. She nodded at his words. "You're right, yeah...I guess I've only ever been to these lower floors so I don't know what it's like up there. But you do, don't you?" she asked, dread creeping into her voice. She'd heard that most higher-ranking people ion the guild went to the frontlines to fight for the players' survival and safe return home, to protect those who couldn't protect themselves. It was a noble c

Ty stepped over and put a hand on Firefly's shoulder. "Hey, it's okay...You're just starting out. Truthfully, so am I. I'm still learning how to fight. The first real fight I was in, I couldn't even do damage. You charged right in without fear, I can admire that. I'd have been quivering." She chuckled. "No need to thank me, we're in this together, all of us players." There was one more enemy, somewhere in here. One more bull. With her current damage, she assumed she could take it out in one, at most two, attacks. That would mean Firefly was safe. SHe honestly admired the new player, but

Ty felt slightly ignored when Star focused on the enemy over her complaints, but she knew, in her mind, that thiswas no time for pettiness. In the next moment, Star had his sword and had already felled the Dragon Knight shielder in one deadly strike. She jumped slightly as the man exploded into smithereens, then exhaled. She really needed to stop getting scared so easily. Hearing that there was no base to find only made Ty angrier and she clutched her rapier to stop herself from screaming at hos annoying this was. Every quest she did just turned out to not matter. It was just a sourc

Ty snorted slightly at Freyd calling the creatures mega-geckos. "That's such a corny name! I guess it fits with an anime-style game, though." She laughed quietly, careful not to wake their exhausted cargo. The people definitely looked worn out...And once again, her thoughts were on the fact that these people would ultimately just reset. But that also meant they would continue reliving these horrible moments over and over, until this game shut down. I guess they just had to make sure the game did shut down, for the NPCs' sakes as well. Ty took the canteen from Freyd and sipped some wate

Ty was glad the people were cooperative. She decided to focus on their well-being for now, climbing in beside Freyd, but keeping an eye on them. Who knew what could happen on the road? Apparently, the system could drive, according to Freyd, which was useful information. "Hmmm, point, what even are these lizard things, I've never seen them before." she wondered aloud, looking at the creatures. Were they really just lizards, or something more? Ty shuddered when Freyd suggested Ali sold his brother...but the worse thought was that none of it mattered. She sunk in her seat, nodding, and

Ty nodded. If all she had to do was she had to do was stun it, she could do that. She hoped so anyway. There was little time to plan anyway, as the minotaur came charging at them, true to its name and appearance. Ty was glad she wasn't wearing red, although she wondered if that would have mattered at all. No, this was noo time for such thoughts! Steeling herself, Ty was ready to attack when Firefly dashed past her, sword in hand. She really was a brave new player, Ty had to give her that much. Sadly, she missed, which was surprising. Ty had assumed they'd be able to destroy this thing due

Ty was glad to have Firefly with her for this quest. She knew she'd have gotten totally lost without her new friend's help. And then she would've been toast, to use a euphemism. As they walked, Ty kept an eye out for any potential enemies or anything similar. She hoped she'd find none, but she couldn't ever relax in this world, especially not in a dangerous maze like this. Suddenly, there was a loud sound from the other side of the wall. Ty stiffened, holding out a hand to stop Firefly. "Listen...it's one of the minos. We have to be careful." Ty edged along the wall, drawing her rap

Ty sighed as she helped Freyd lead the prisoners to the wagon.. They walked as she had walked in real life, slowly and painfully. She found it ironic that she was the one helping these people to safety now, but she knew it had to be done. She stayed away from Cassim, however, noticing how fidgety the man seemed. He looked ready to bolt at any minute. It was slightly funny, for a man with such a scary reputation. As if reading her thoughts, Freyd suggested they keep him tied. "Do you think it might be best to keep him tied?" The quiet question directed to Ty to solicit her thoughts. "

As Ty watched, loud noises came from within and she gritted her teeth anxiously, hoping everything would turn out alright. A moment later, the barred door exploded and what she assumed was the kidnapper became mere shards, sprayed out everywhere to be forgotten, at least until he respawned, if it was an NPC. Freyd's head popped out after, saying there were no more enemies. She raised a thumbs-up. "Yep, nothing out here either!" she said, nodding. She walked inside, wincing at the sight of so many people who'd been trapped here. How could anyone be such a monster and kidnap people?! They

Ty held her breath. A knight was suggesting they turn back! Maybe they'd be safe! Maybe there'd have to be no fighting after all! However...Of course, not everything would go as she'd hoped. Before the duo could leave, Star jumped out from his cover and attacked, stunning one of the knights. The other one, however, slammed Star back, causing Star to stumble back, looking dizzy. She wanted to yell at him and tell him he should've listened to her. Ty cursed quietly, drawing her rapier. Slowly, painfully slowly, she wiggled her way out from behind the rocks and leaped, aiaming to st

Ty chuckled at Sam's comparison of the minos with cats. She now had the mental image of herself and Sam holding a bag of cat treats and the minos charging at them, then stopping short to eat the food. It was a much more calming thought than them being trampled by the much larger bull-men. She followed Sam into the labyrinth, lifting her Glow Stone so it lit up their path while Sam marked their passage with her chalk. Every time they backtracked, Ty cursed, feeling more and more lost with each passing moment, but they had to press on. Going back now meant giving up and never seeing the rew

Ty listened to Sam's explanation intently, brow furrowed. "Got it, so one's more aggressive. I suppose determining which one will be easy." she commented sarcastically, assuming the creature would charge at them. She had to be ready to defend her companion in that case. Sam mentioning Star made Ty perk up. So she knew him too, huh? Small world. For a new plaeyr, Sam seemed way more prepared than she had been when she first started. She still remembered feeling utterly lost in the streets of the Twon of Beginnings and just shutting herself in an inn., until she started taking on ques

Ty blinked as a trade menu popped up in front of her. She groaned and wiggled in the small space of the crevice until she could poke her hand out enough to press the accept button. She honestly didn't know how she was going to draw her rapier at this rate...She just had to pray it wouldn't come to a fight. Turning back to the trade window, Ty saw she'd just recieved a teleport crystal. Grabbing it in one hand, she stuffed it in a pocket, shaking her head at Star's suggestion. She couldn't just leave him here! Still, the Crystal could be useful in other instances and she was grateful for i

The 'shushing' of agitated prisoners shifting against painful bonds made awkwardly painful by dearth of having been dragged to their current vantage. Up ahead and to the right, in a smaller watchtower, high up inside the main courtyard. Ty's brows furrowed and her face took on an angry expression. How dared these people trap innocents like that?! Her eyes opened to find Freyd nodding to her. He claimed there were only a few enemies left and she sincerely hoped he was right. All she had to do was keep them from escaping. That sounded easy enough. She winced when Freyd's armor made noise,

Ty honestly wondered how Kil could swing on a giant root so casually. She approached the kitten she'd found and gently began to pet the creature, signaling to KIl to get the hell down here before he fell. The last thing she needed was to have to carry him home or something. She found it hilarious that he described himself as a loot goblin and her shoulders shook slightly with muffled laughter. She didn't want to scare the poor furball. Rolling her eyes at the comment about jumping off cliffs being like waterfall diving, she focused on the part about switching to support. "Yeah, I could se

Ty had become jaded towards combat recently, when she and Freyd encountered some Giant Bats while saving a little girl from a dark cave. Ever since then, after noticing how ready she was to kill them, she'd kind of flinched at the thought of herself fighting anything else, for fear of that bloodlust rearing its head again. "We can fight them if needed, what has to be done, has to be done." she said, shrugging. Inwardly, though, she prayed it wouldn't come to that. As she crouched behind the rocks, Star pointed out her shoulder was sticking out, then suggested she hide in a little crev

Ty nodded to the man. So their task was to get the pendants from the minos. Were they some rare item that could be sold? What did that man need them for? So many questions, so few answers. Besides, what if they got lost in the maze? Such a selfish guy...but Ty couldn't let a new player go in there alone on good conscience. She followed Firefly to the maze entrance, nodding. As she was only level three, Ty would have to be the one taking point. Her friends had saved her so many times...now it was her turn to save someone. Or die trying. "Right, so...before we go in, how much do we k

Ty looked up to see Star approaching after scattering Fool's Gold along the floor. She knew one of the tasks was to stay in stealth, and thankfully, she was already in a good position for that, so she nodded when he suggested they hide behind the rocks. It was the best place this area had to offer anyway. However, his next suggestion caused her to frown. Combat again? Hadn't she had enough of that? "Do we really have to? I mean, you have a point and it would give us more experience...And I suppose it would protect The Hidden Village more than not...Fine, I guess we have to." She sighed

Ty frowned when Freyd said he was unable to track Cassim. She wondered if that was a result of the kidnappers' intelligence or just a happenstance. She wagered it was a mix of both. But where could they have gone? "If we can't track them, how are we supposed to ever get to them?" she asked. This seemed rather futile. Still, she smiled when Freyd thanked her for putting out the fire. "Just because they were bad guys doesn't mean this place has to burn down, y'know? But yeah, this is quite worrying..." she commented. With a quick nod, Ty stuck close to Freyd and walked forward. She

Ty only raised an eyebrow in clear doubt when the man said this was some quest of glory. At this low level, it certainly wasn't anything even close to that, but whatever, she'd let the man keep his dreams alive. He mentioned something called minos, and Ty's mind immediately jumped to the Greek myths she'd learned about. Ty generally liked myths, especially Greek ones, so she was well-acquanted with minotaurs and mazes. How did a quest like this make its way into SAO? Maybe the devs thought giant bull-men would scare people. Well, not her, not at this level. "Eh, sure, why not? I will say

Ty approached the spit with the poor bird, coughing as the smell of burnt meat hit her nose. "Ew!" she exclaimed, wrinkling her nose. She crouched and blew out the fire. "There, nothing will be accidentally set on fire now. These people really should have been more careful, leaving a fire out in the open like this." She shook her head in disapproval. "I guess they weren't expecting to die, though." She stood and walked back to Freyd's side, looking down at the trails he'd pointed out. "You're right...This is concerning. Maybe they took some people with them alongside Cassim for collate

As per usual, Ty was back at the lower floors. Sometimes she just needed the peace and quiet offered by those floors where everyone was still learning and people seemed more amicable. The upper floors, at least, what was upper to her since she hadn't gotten too far yet, seemed much more under the effects of the stress that this world put on everyone living in it, even NPCs. And sometimes, it was good to forget and pretend she was back home. Besides, the peace gave her time to think about what she would do with her shop and which skills to upgrade so she could be of use to her guild. She deser

Ty watched in awe as Freyd stepped into a shadow, then reappeared on the far side of the fortress gate. How had he done that?! She watched the bodies fall in horror. How could Freyd just...kill so easily? She'd judged herself for wanting to kill a bat, and here he wasm doing this. Nobody even had a chance to counter, and Ty mentally noted she should never get on this man's bad side, before the horror returned. Freyd had called her to his side. This was what they did here, what they had to do to survive and get out. These weren't real people, just NPCs. And yet, that thought didn't calm h

"You don't?" Ty blinked. "I thought everyone worked in teams at the guild, even provisions." Her brow furrowed as her brain's gears worked. "Wait, but...if you're the provisions leader, do they ever send you out to fight? I kind of assumed that such...supportive staff, for lack of a better term, would stay behind and make sure the resources required were being passed along to the raids and the like." she commented, then sighed. "With my division, I'm sure they'll send me out there as soon as I'm of the appropriate level, so...if you go too, I got your back." She grinned. "It's the least we can

Ty heard the clatter of metals on the floor and jumped, thinking it was the Dragon Knights. Then, after a moment, she breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that it was still just her and Star here. The last thing she needed was for an enemy to find them in this darkness. She was stronger than before, but night vision wasn't one of her powers. She rummaged through her pockets and pulled out her Glow Stone. The stone illuminated an area around her, however, she knew that wouldn't be an option in a fight. Ty turned her attention to the cairns again, studying them in the light. They looked sli